Self-fastening and seal-lock lid



C. E. & B. F. GRANT.

S-ELF FASTENING AND SEAL LOCK LID. APPLICATION. FILED JULY II. 19H.

' Patented Aug. 8, 1916.

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NT QFFTQEQ CHARLES E. GRANT AND BERT F. GRANT, OF MARION, INDIANA.

SELF-FASTENING AND SEAL-LOCK LID.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 8, 1 915.

Application filed July 11, 1914. Serial No. 850,406.

To all whom it may concern:

I Be it known that we, CHARLES E. GRANT and BERT F. GRANT, citizens of the United States, residing at Marion, in the county of Grant and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Self-Fastening and Seal- Lock Lid, of which the following is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is a coop and the present invention aims to provide novel means for holding in place and controlling the movement of a closure which cooperates with the top of the coop. Specifically, the invention aims to provide a coop closure which may be held in place readily by means of a seal.

It is within the scope of the invention to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the present invention appertains.

lVith the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing :F igure 1 shows in side elevation, a portion of a coop constructed in accordance with the present invention; Fig. 2 is alongitudinal section showing the closure locked and sealed; Fig. 3 is an end elevation; Fig. 4 is a cross section; Fig. 5 is a top plan; Fig. 6 is a fragmental longitudinal section showing the closure slid into an open position, endwise, in one direction; and Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section showing the closure slid endwise into an open position, in an opposite direction.

In carrying out the present invention there is provided a coop which is denoted generally by the numeral 1. The coop 1 may be of any desired form, but in the present instance is shown as of open, skeleton, or slat-like make up. Extended across the coop 1 intermediate its ends is a partition 2, constituting a supporting member for the closure hereinafter described. The top frame of the coop 1 is shown at 3. v

The top of the coop is made up of slats: 4t spaced slightly apart and secured to the top frame 8.

Certain of the slats which form the top of the coop are spaced apart more Widely than are the remaining slats, so as to define an opening in the top of the coop. The spaced slats are indicated by the reference character 8. Secured to the top forming slats l adjacent the ends thereof are keepers 5 and 6. Secured to the top forming slats 4 intermediate their ends is a guide slat 7 located above the partition 2. The guide slat 7 and the keepers 5 and 6 extend across the opening defined by the widely spaced slats S.

Mounted to slide in the opening in the .top of the coop beneath the guide slat 7 is a the outer ends of the slats 9. The ends of the stop bar 10 overhang the slats 8. In the member 10 there is a hole 11 adapted to be alined with an opening 14 formed in a support 12 securedto the under faces of the top formin slats adjacent the keeper 5. The slats 9 of the closure are connected by a stop bar 15 which overhangs the slats 8. The slats 9 of the closure project beyond the stop bar 15 to form locking ends 16.

When the closure is in place, as shown in Fig. 2, the locking ends 16 of the closure lie beneath the end keeper 6 and the stop 15 abuts against the end keeper 6. The other ends of the slats 9 of the closure rest on the support 12 and the stop bar 10 abuts against the keeper 5. When the stop bar 10 abuts against the keeper 5, the opening 11 in the stop bar 10 is lined up with the opening 1% openings is passed a seal 17 which may be of any desired construction.

That end of the closure which is adjacent the end keeper 5 is prevented from springing inwardly, first because it is held by the support 12, secondly because the ends of the cross bar 10 overhang the slats 8 of the top proper of the coop. The opposite end of the closure 9 cannot move upwardly because the locking ends 16 are engaged beneath the keeper 6 and this end of the closure cannot move downwardly because the ends 16 lie above the end portion of the top frame 8 as Fig. 2 will most clearly disclose. In order to open the coop the seal 17 is broken and the right hand end of the closure is lifted until the right hand ends of the slats 9 lie above the keeper 5. Then the closure is slid to the right as shown in Fig. 7, until the stop bar 15 abuts against the guide slat, 7.

If desired, the operation above described may be carried out in part, that is, the clo sure may be slid to the right sufiiciently to disengage the locking ends 16 from beneath the keeper 6. Then the locking ends 16 may be lifted and the closure may he slid to the left over the top of the keeper (3, as clearly shown in Fig. 6, the stop bar 10 coming into contact ultimately with the guide slat 7.

From the foregoing it will be seen that either end of the top of the coop may be opened at the will of the operator.

Having thus described the invention, whatis claimed is 1. A coop comprising a top having an opening; a fixed guide bar on the top and extended across the intermediate portion of the opening; fixed keepers on the top at the ends of the opening; a closure slidable beneath the guide bar, one end of the closure being engaged beneath one keeper and the other end of the closure terminating inwardly of the other keeper to permit a lifting of said other end of the closure; stops on the closure, the stops engaging the inner edges of the keepers, that stop which is adjacent the liftable end of the keeper overhanging the top to prevent a depression of said end of the closure, the stops being adapted to engage with the guide bar at different times to limit the movement of the closure in opposite directions; and a supporting member disposed transversely of the opening and engaging the lower face of the closure to prevent a depression of the stops below the guide bar.

2. A. coop comprising a top having an opening; a fixed guide bar on the top and extended across the intermediate portion of the opening; fixed keepers on the top at the ends of the opening; a closure slidable beneath the guide bar, one end of the closure being engaged beneath one keeper and the other end of the closure terminating inwardly of the other keeper to permit a lifting of said other end of the closure; stops 011 the closure, the stops engaging the inner edges of the keepers; and a'support mounted upon the under face of the top and engaging the liftable end of the closure to uphold the same.

3. A coop comprising a top having an opening; a fixed guide bar on the top and extended across the intermediate portion of the opening; fixed keepers on the top at the ends of the opening; a closure slidable beneath the guide bar, one end of the closure being engaged beneath one keeper and the other end of the closure terminating inwardly of the other keeper to permit a lifting of the said other end of the closure; stops on the closure, the stops engaging the inner edges of the keepers; and a support mounted upon the under face of the top and engaging the liftable end of the closure to uphold the same; a portion of the closure and the support having alined, seal receiving openings.

1-. A coop comprising a top having an opening; a fixed guide extended across the intermediate portion of the opening; fixed keepers on the top at the ends of the 'opening; a closure comprising longitudinal slats and a stop bar connecting the slats, the closure being slidable beneath said guide and engaged at one end beneath one keeper, the bar carrying end of the closure being liftable to clear the other keeper and to permit an endwise movement of the closure; an inwardly projecting seal extended between the slats and embracing the inner edge of the stop bar, the seal passing through the stop bar and the top.

5. A coop comprising a top having an opening; a fixed guide extended across the intermediate portion of the opening; a fixed keeper on the top at one end-of the opening; a closure slidable beneath the guide and engaged at one end beneath the keeper; a support carried by the top and secured to the under face thereof and upholding the other end of the closure; and a seal connecting said other end of the closure with the support.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have hereto affixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES E. GRANT. BERT F. GRANT.

Witnesses:

J orrN BARGIS, E. F. FERREE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

